First Record of Caligus zei (Copepoda: Caligidae) on John Dory, Zeus faber in Turkish Marine Waters

• Ahmet Öktener ^[2] ; Murat Şirin ^[2] ; Ali İşmen ^[1] ; Alparslan Kara ^[2] ; Burak Daban ^[1] ; Mukadder Arslan İhsanoğlu ^[1]
  1. [1] Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

     Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

     Turquía

     
  2. [2] Research Institute Bandırma Turkey
• Localización: Thalassas: An international journal of marine sciences, ISSN 0212-5919, Vol. 34, Nº. 1, 2018, págs. 153-157
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The parasitic copepod, Caligus zei Norman and Scott T., 1906 was found on the John dory (Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758) during a demersal fish stock assessment in the Sea of Marmara during April 2017. This is the first report of this copepod in Turkish marine waters. Descriptions of the male and female Caligus zei, including details of appendage structure of recovered specimens, are provided.